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Camp Toland
Pt. Pleasant, Va., Oct. 16, 1862
Dear Mother:
Mr. Fleeper brought me your welcome
letter of the 14th this afternoon just as we were going
on battalion drill so I have just got a chance
to write you a few lines, it is now 7 o’ck and
I don’t suppose I will get it finished to night.
The boys are all getting along finely except Neff
and Armstrong they both look bad; young
is on duty today all the rest well. We got our
clothing the day you left, I think we have
got everything we need now except shirts, none
of them yet. I have not seen Uncle Nelson
or John or Eben since you were here, they are
here yet, but there is only one pass given out
of a Co. a day so there isn’t much chance
of getting to see them. Two or three Reg’ts
started up Kanawha day before yesterday
the 89th and 47th went I think; they started
up to build bridges and repair the road; no
sign of us leaving soon only that; but I think
we will move in a week. The 116th came over
to the Pt. this morning. Milroy’s Brigade
left here yesterday I think; I understand
they have gone to Parkersburg. The 44th have gone
to Covington, Bully. Cox is at Gallipolis or
the Pt. don’t know which he was at Gallipolis
the 14th. We have been drilling pretty steady
since you left, this forenoon we drilled on
skirmish drill, this afternoon the Reg’t was
out drilling on the firings. The Rebs have
all left Charleston except Jenkin’s Cav.,
that is the report of a Citizen who left there
4 days ago. He says they had a great many

Camp Toland
Pt. Pleasant, Va., Oct. 16, 1862
Dear Mother:
Mr. Fleeper brought me your welcome
letter of the 14th this afternoon just as we were going
on battalion drill so I have just got a chance
to write you a few lines, it is now 7 o’ck and
I don’t suppose I will get it finished to night.
The boys are all getting along finely except Neff
and Armstrong they both look bad; young
is on duty today all the rest well. We got our
clothing the day you left, I think we have
got everything we need now except shirts, none
of them yet. I have not seen Uncle Nelson
or John or Eben since you were here, they are
here yet, but there is only one pass given out
of a Co. a day so there isn’t much chance
of getting to see them. Two or three Reg’ts
started up Kanawha day before yesterday
the 89th and 47th went I think; they started
up to build bridges and repair the road; no
sign of us leaving soon only that; but I think
we will move in a week. The 116th came over
to the Pt. this morning. Milroy’s Brigade
left here yesterday I think; I understand
they have gone to Parkersburg. The 44th have gone
to Covington, Bully. Cox is at Gallipolis or
the Pt. don’t know which he was at Gallipolis
the 14th. We have been drilling pretty steady
since you left, this forenoon we drilled on
skirmish drill, this afternoon the Reg’t was
out drilling on the firings. The Rebs have
all left Charleston except Jenkin’s Cav.,
that is the report of a Citizen who left there
4 days ago. He says they had a great many